Law of the excluded middle
As an American teenager, I considered many West Coast and New England institutions, but after a visit to the University of St Andrews, I realised that it was a cheaper option - even with the expense...
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Mission impossible
I'm afraid Martin A. Mills is deluded ("A grand unified theory of man", 18 November). Such a theory is neither possible nor desirable, because it could never accommodate the natural and social...
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Meditation's what you need
Meditation is not a fitting member of a list of "treatments that many regard as having unproven efficacy at best" ("No 'magic bullet': try this amulet", 18 November).The mental-health benefits that...
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A big bang is off the cards
With Browne's vision fading, Alan Ryan bemoans a lack of creative thinking
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From where I sit - Scholarship, ubuntu and hope
South Africa is a young society, unsure of itself. The Union was formed in 1910, a republic was declared in 1961, and the black majority won the franchise in 1994. South Africa 3.0 is at a crossroads...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Research intelligence - We're not paying that much!
Fed up with high journal costs, institutions and scholars are pushing back at publishers. Paul Jump reports
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Leader: Embrace the burden of truth
Scientists must learn that it is right for those outside the academy to be able to challenge their results through the FoI Act
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Odds and quads
These handbills come from the John Bramwell Taylor Collection, which forms part of the University of Sheffield's National Fairground Archive.
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Elite institutions should 'help create a more equal society'
Universities must do more to assist their local communities, says RSA chief. John Morgan reports
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Sector must address 'fundamental' failure to challenge funding cuts
Canterbury Christ Church vice-chancellor regrets the absence of a united voice. Simon Baker reports
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Stereotypes, superheroines and femmes fatales galore
The portrayal of women in comics was celebrated at a recent conference. Matthew Reisz reports
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News in brief
BIS appointmentScientist given expanded roleThe government's director general for science and research, Adrian Smith, has been appointed to a new expanded role with a remit including higher education...
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Minister's 'routes to learning' are long on goodwill, short on bus fare
Hayes draws fire at colleges conference for removal of maintenance allowance. Hannah Fearn reports
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Campus round-up
Birkbeck, University of LondonBlazing a trailTwo academics have visited the Costa Rican jungle to help launch a new qualification. The postgraduate certificate in international field leadership...